Trim element, especially for the interior of a motor vehicle, and a method for the manufacture thereof
US7100958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/0256
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A trim element (1) includes a base element (2) of rigid plastic material, a supple skin (4), and a layer of foam (6), the trim element having a principle region (8) and a marginal region (10). The marginal region (10) includes an end region (16) in which the base element has a substantially constant thickness (e16) and the layer of foam is absent, and a coupling region (18) at a distance from the edge (12) of the base element (2) and the edge (14) of the skin (4) and in which the base element (2) has a thickness (e16) smaller than the thickness (e16) in the end region (16).
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